WABI (Channel 5) and AccuWeather.com spoke with University of Maine researchers about the fall foliage forecast for the Northeast. Bill Livingston, an associate professor of forest resources, was interviewed by WABI on a story about the state’s first foliage report. According to the report, Maine’s trees are already beginning to change color. According to Livingston, […]
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Dana Morse, an aquaculture researcher with Maine Sea Grant who works with oysters and other shellfish, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about seven ways to enjoy fall oysters. “As temperatures decrease, oysters know that they’re headed into winter, and to generate some energy reserves, they store it in the form of […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about the state’s potato crop. “If growers didn’t irrigate this year in Aroostook County, yields might be a little lower, but the quality should be good and if they were able to irrigate timely, I think […]
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Kennebec Journal, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on Bug Maine-ia at the Maine State Museum in Augusta. Staff from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Hudson Museum were among the 24 presenters at the annual educational event featuring live insects. UMaine Extension staff taught children how to identify and safely remove […]
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Boston.com cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in a report about rare lobster colors. According to the Lobster Institute, lobsters that typically exist in the wild are “dark bluish green to greenish brown.” However, diet and genetics can create lobsters in colors including orange, yellow, blue and white, the article […]
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Arthur Barry Adoff, a graduate student in the University of Maine School of Social Work, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Medicaid expansion would be a ‘win-win’ for Maine.” Adoff also is a writer who lives in Veazie.
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) cited a study conducted by the Maine Forest Products Council and the University of Maine in a report about the state’s pulp and paper industry. According to the study, the industry had an $8.5 billion economic impact in 2016. “We have gone through some transitions and we’re in the middle […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H program’s efforts to bring STEM to Maine youth by providing learning materials and support to schools and other community organizations. Since its founding, 4-H has sought to enrich the lives of children through hands-on learning experiences that not only inform them on […]
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The Ellsworth American spoke with David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Blueberry growers are looking at marketing for industry relief.” As a blueberry season shortened by bad weather and financial issues comes to an end, industry experts said a smaller crop has the potential to reduce […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Associated Press reported on the unveiling of a 9/11 sculpture outside the Cumberland County Jail in Portland. Sheriff Kevin Joyce was given a 100-pound piece of steel from one of the twin towers, according to the WLBZ report. Gregory Ondo, an assistant professor of art at the University of Maine, […]
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